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Old 05-20-2015, 05:34 PM   #68 (permalink)
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low and shorter

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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
I'm curious whether a lower 'cab' height and shorter open bed might have the same effect. That's as close as you could get to that 12% with an open bed.
GM's Holden Commodore ute is kinda doing this,although it does have a OEM tonneau,like the lower drag RAM.
At Cd 0.309 it's the lowest drag production 'pickup',although mighty men would argue whether it's a truck at all.
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